Seymour

Did you know?

A few things about Seymour you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Seymour

Seymour Papert

MIT mathematician, computer scientist, and educator (1928–2016)

Choose Seymour and your child shares a first name with Seymour Papert, a MIT mathematician, computer scientist, and educator. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Seymour, like who?” Seymour Papert's Wikipedia article is available in 42 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

Read about Seymour Papert on Wikipedia ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Photo: Rodrigo Mesquita, CC BY-SA 2.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 156,250 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Seymour, 11 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Seymour would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistorySeymour has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Seymours, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1924, when it ranked #182. Today it's #7,194, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🚀TrendSeymour has climbed 2,360 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #7,194. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 💬MeaningIn French, Seymour means “from Saint-Maur”. Our records link it to French and Latin roots.

About the name Seymour

Seymour is a boy name of French and Latin origin meaning “from Saint-Maur”. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with S and ending in “-our”. US birth records list Seymour for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 128 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1924, when it ranked #182 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #7,194, with 11 babies.

Origin:French namesLatin names